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HELLO! – A New Intern’s Greeting

7/23/2020

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Hello and God’s Peace! My name is Matthew Milbrodt. I am originally from the rural Toledo suburb of Genoa, Ohio, and I am coming to this internship via Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. I am a 2007 graduate of Bowling Green State University with a bachelor’s degree in adolescent education for English language arts (I had intended to teach high school literature). My home congregation is St. John Lutheran Church in Williston, Ohio. The area of Northwestern Ohio that I’m from hosts a delightful mix of experience and culture from rural, urban, and Lake Erie island life (and when I say I lived near Cedar Point, people recognize the area). The majority of my family have lived and worked in this same part of Ohio for generations.


I have previous professional experiences that seem to have all led, one to another, to the point where I am today, where I recognized a call and sought out ministry. There has been the whisper of the calling in my heart since high school, but I ignored it until recently. Out of college, I found good work with a bank and left my pursuits of a teaching career. I worked my way up to a supervisor position at the bank, but after about six years of working there, severe financial difficulties hit the company and most locations would end up closing. I was unemployed and went back to school for six months to learn new technology skills. An old friend from high school planned to try and expand his business, and I ended up managing his computer repair store. This worked out for about four years, but then the technology market changed and financial issues came to that company as well. I realized that I was being pushed out of my comfort zone and into service. I ended up following my younger sister’s footsteps and headed to Trinity Seminary.
 
I am looking forward to getting to know the people of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, as well as the people of Ankeny. I have been to many different states, but I regret to say I’ve never been to the great state of Iowa! Doing God’s ministry in the world might require a person to expand their comfort zone. I expect that from my upbringing, there will be plenty of things I encounter in Ankeny that will coincide within my life experiences, but I’m certain that there will be many opportunities for me to expand that comfort zone as well. During the summer of 2019, I had the privilege of working as an intern hospital chaplain, and I’m interested in the possibility of doing a similar sort of pastoral work again. Pastoral church leadership has recently had a number of unprecedented new challenges with regard to the 2020 world-wide pandemic. These challenges make it both an interesting time to be a seminary student and an anxious time, and I feel fortunate to be in a position to try and find ways to meet these challenges, until we can all get back to experiencing what we consider to be normal.
 
I hope that in the near future, I will be able to meet you (perhaps even in person) and together we can grow in our shared Christian fellowship and service to God.
 
In Christ,
​Vicar Matt Milbrodt
6 Comments
Larry Sweeney
7/23/2020 12:00:24 pm

Welcome to Ankeny, and to HTLC, Matt. Certainly look forward to meeting you!

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Scott Hamilton
7/30/2020 08:21:26 pm

Matthew,
Welcome to Holy Trinity in the midst of the pandemic. Wish you the very best in your intern experience. Looking forward to being able to meet you in person!

Scott

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Ellen Allen
8/3/2020 09:14:18 am

Welcome to HTLC, Ankeny, & Iowa! Hopefully we will be able to greet each other face to face one day soon! I am a senior citizen living in a Senior community here n Ankeny.
I look forward to meeting you one day and pray that you will find continued growth and Peace during your time among us! God’s peace be with you!

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Marty Rathje
8/4/2020 08:30:22 pm

Vicar Matt,
Welcome to HTLC and Iowa! We hope you have a great experience here and we look forward to meeting you.

Marty and Roxanne Rathje

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Karen Bush
8/9/2020 10:10:46 am

Matt, welcome to the Holy Trinity family and our beautiful state of Iowa. I look forward to meeting you perhaps on a council zoom meeting. Blessings to you.

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Mary and Bruce Eller
8/9/2020 06:03:11 pm

Welcome to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and to iowa!
We hope to meet you in person as soon as we are able to return to Church.

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
A congregation of the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
517 SW Des Moines St.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 515-964-4348
Office hours: M-Th 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Worship Schedule:
Sundays at 8:30 and 10:00 am
Livestream on Sundays at 10:00 am on YouTube

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